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Berlin's Madame Tussaud's adds Trump to collection

Berlin's Madame Tussaud's has added Donald Trump to its collection, by public demand.

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UK artists unite for Grenfell Tower survivors

A group of Britain's most successful contemporary artists have donated valuable works to sell at a charity auction for the survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed about 80 people at a London social housing block in June.

Greece

Vincent van Gogh film is first-ever to be fully hand-painted

Greek painters behind 'Loving Vincent'

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Chinese artist explodes onto Madrid art scene

Chinese artist, Cai Guo-Qiang is preparing an exhibition in Madrid by exploding gunpowder on canvas to create his artworks

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24 hours in Trieste

First task: to discard any expectations that the city will fall neatly into your folder of Italian stereotypes.

Living

Experience Cuban 'Sobremesa'

A trip to Latin America to experience the traditional 'sobremesa' and Havana Club limited edition rums

Eco-Innovation

Drawing your nautical dreams

What does your perfect bespoke yacht look like?

Italy

Italy's heritage under threat

Some of the world's most celebrated sites are at risk from a combination of manmade and natural threats.

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Chinese porcelain bowl sells for 32 mln euros

This small 900-year-old dish has shattered auction records in Hong Kong.

Living

Inside the bee hive

You are invited to step inside a giant hive to communicate with bees.

China

Dish sold for $37.68 million

This transaction beats a world auction record

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Exhibition shines light on raw memories of war

The solo exhibition by American artist Jenny Holzer includes testimonies from British veterans who fought in recent global conflicts

Living

Remembering 'Trench Art'

Jewellery inspired by the battle field of World War I exhibited throughout Europe

France

'Nude portrait of the Mona Lisa' discovered

Curators believe that a nude portrait kept for years could be a sketch version of the Mona Lisa.

Living

Meet Backgammon mastermind Alexandra Llewellyn

As a child, Alexandra Llewellyn learnt to play backgammon in the streets of Cairo with her stepfather and his friends.

United Kingdom

The prisoners changing their lives through art

Art is not always where you might expect to find it.

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Going deaf has sharpened my art, David Hockney says

Renowned British painter David Hockney says his hearing loss has helped sharpen his sense of space and perspective and Hockney donated a huge work to the Pompidou Center

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'Polka Dot Queen' Kusama opens Tokyo museum

Yayoi Kusama shows no signs of slowing down as she opens a museum in Tokyo.

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Lucio Fontana, Master of Space and Light

Lucio Fontana, one of the most influent artists of the XX° century is on display in Milano for an unique exhibition

Italy

Picasso exhibition in Rome celebrates centenary of artist's visit to Italy

The father of Cubism and collage travelled to Italy with Jean Cocteau for a 1917 production of the ballet 'Parade'.